Most mental health professionals and behavioral scientists enter the field with a strong
desire to help others, but clinical practice and research endeavors often involve decision …

As a profession, psychology has the privilege and the responsibility of self-regulation. Thus,
while most counseling psychologists are no doubt committed to doing what is ethically …

Traditionally a field of widely contrasting and still-emerging approaches, counselling seems
to be moving in step with a medicalizing mental health direction to address scientific …

Clinical mental health counseling is an exciting, evolving, and challenging profession. If you
are just now embarking on the journey of becoming a professional clinical mental health …

APGA's Ethical Standards is a code of ethics that serves as the professional guidelines for
many counselors and offers some protection in malpractice litigation. This article discusses …

In the video above, listen to the author, Dr. Roberts, discuss with Chief of Staff John M.
Oldham the challenges that medical residents face in managing their own mental health and …

Law is an excellent resource for any clinician—not just the mental health professional—who
finds himself or herself with questions regarding legal issues surrounding the care of …

Psychologists and other mental health professionals understandably experience significant
anxiety regarding their duty to protect when working with potentially dangerous individuals …

This widely adopted and accessible introductory text for counselors-in-training and
emerging researchers provides a foundational understanding of the primary research …

THE SYSTEM for the administration of criminal justice is in the form of a continuum, with
various stages ranging from the initial arrest to parole. 1 Each stage of the continuum serves …